parcel out
parcel out · parcels out · parceled out / parcelled out · parceling out
ділити на частини, подрібнювати, дробити, розбивати
aufteilen, zerstückeln
To divide into portions or chunksTo divide into portions or chunks; to ration.
» The money was parceled out to several charities.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To divide into portions or chunks; to ration.
It's a large job, but if we parcel it out among several people over several weeks, it shouldn't be too difficult.
aufteilen, zerstückeln
ділити на частиниdilyty na častyny, подрібнюватиpodribnjuvaty, дробитиdrobyty
To assign.
More definitions
- administer or bestow, as in small portions
Examples
2 sentencesThe money was parceled out to several charities.
Frankie parceled out soup for each of the homeless men.
deFrankie verteilte Suppe an jeden der obdachlosen Männer. — mauersegler
Translations
2 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
to divide into portions:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to divide into portions:
Forms
parcels out, parceling out, parceled out, parceled out| Base form | parcel out · to parcel out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | parcels out |
| Present participle | parceling out |
| Past simple | parceled out / parcelled out |
| Past participle | parceled out / parcelled out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
11 synonymsClose in meaning
- administer or bestow, as in small portions:distributeadministermete outdeallotdispenseshell outdeal out
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb